JARED Bahay has been ranked No. 1 by the National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) 24 for the second year in a row.
The Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu guard maintained his place in the rankings for high school players nationwide set by the NBTC for leading his school to the Cesafi Season 23 juniors crown last December.
Bahay, who is bound for Ateneo de Manila in college, beat De La Salle-Zobel’s Kieffer Alas and NCAA Season 99 juniors MVP candidate Amiel Acido of University of Perpetual Help in the rankings after they went No. 2 and No. 3.
The 18-year-old Bahay repeated the feat of Ateneo’s Kai Sotto whern the latter topped the NBTC 24 final rankings for under-19 players in 2018 and 2019.
Bahay spearheads the NBTC 24 that will also play in the All-Star Game on March 23 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
Others who made it are Doys Dungo of University of Santo Tomas, Tebol Garcia of Adamson, Vince Reyes of Adamson, Ports Porter of Ateneo, George Diamante of Letran, Veejay Pre of Far Eastern University-Diliman, Jhames Daep of Letran, Jelomar Rota of SHS-Ateneo, EJ Castillo of Emilio Aguinaldo College, John Alejandro of University of the East, Lawrence Mangubat of Mapua, Macmac Alfanta of National University, Mark Gojo Cruz of Perpetual Help, Ruvic Danag of San Sebastian, Daryl Valdeavilla of University of the Philippines Integrated School, and Wacky Ludovice of UST.
Andre Lumanag of Toyomoto Auto Supply-Davao, Jevy Hinoguin of Yengskivel Sportswear-Camanava, Renz Apor of Batang Tiaong-Quezon, and Peter John Peteros of Khalifa-Cebu also earned spots in the NBTC 24 through the regional tournaments.
“This is further proof that grassroots basketball is alive and well in the Philippines, and hopefully, as NBTC continues to grow and get stronger, we get more and more promising prospects all over the country,” said NBTC program director Eric Altamirano.
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